Ray Charles – Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 – Vinyl LP

High Quality, Transparent, Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Vol. 1 is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles. It was recorded in February 1962 at Capitol Studios in New York City. It featured country, folk, and Western music standards reworked by Charles in popular song forms of the time, including R&B, pop, and jazz. Charles produced the album with Sid Feller and performed alongside saxophonist Hank Crawford, a string section conducted by Marty Paich, and a big band arranged by Gil Fuller and Gerald Wilson. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Vol. 2 features one side performed by the Ray Charles Big Band with the Raelettes, while the other side features a string section and the Jack Halloran Singers. Including “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, Bye Bye Love”, “Half As Much”, “You Win Again”, “Careless Love”, “You Are My Sunshine” and many more.

Disc: 1
1 Bye Bye, Love
2 You Don’t Know Me
3 Half As Much
4 I Love You So Much It Hurts
5 Just A Little Lovin’
6 Born To Lose
7 Worried Mind
8 It Makes No Difference Now
9 You Win Again
10 Careless Love
11 I Can’t Stop Loving You
12 Hey, Good Lookin’
13 I’m movin’ on (Bonus Track)
14 At the club (Bonus Track)

Disc: 2
1 You Are My Sunshine
2 No Letter Today
3 Someday (You’ll want me to want you)
4 Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
5 Midnight
6 Oh, Lonesome Me
7 Take These Chains From My Heart
8 Your Cheatin’ Heart
9 I’ll Never Stand In Your Way
10 Making Believe
11 Teardrops In My Heart
12 Hang Your Head In Shame
13 Hard hearted Hannah (Bonus Track)
14 Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Bonus Track)